Just six weeks from Election Day, the campaign trail in the governor’s race was quiet yesterday, as Carl McCall tried to boost his campaign coffers and Gov. Pataki stumped in the suburbs.

While Pataki worked the crowd at an Italian heritage festival in Westbury, L.I., McCall held no public appearances and instead worked the phones to raise more cash for his campaign.

McCall raised about $1.7 million in the last filing period, but about $1 million was a loan from his running mate for lieutenant governor, Dennis Mehiel.

Mehiel had been slated for a string of stops in Queens and Long Island. But he canceled his schedule after learning his father passed away and was expected to stay off the campaign trail for the next few days, aides said.